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Zacanthopsina

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae

Taxonomy
Zacanthopsina was named by Palmer (1964). Its type is Zacanthopsina eperephes.

It was assigned to Zacanthoididae by Palmer (1964).

Species
Z. eperephes (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Zacanthopsina Palmer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyZacanthoididaeSwinnerton 1915
genusZacanthopsina

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Zacanthopsina Palmer 1964
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Zacanthopsina eperephes Palmer 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 19:40:14
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:40:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) Z. eperephes (96417)